On top of the device, you’ll find three buttons and one slider. The mute, volume down and volume up sit center, while the right side has a slider to cover the front-facing camera. There are also four far-field microphones on the top.
The top of the Echo Dot has 4 buttons. The – and + are the volume controls, the circle is the action button, and the circle with the line through it is the microphone off button. When you press the action button, you can ask Alexa questions or to control things.
On top of the Show 5 are four buttons: two for volume, one that mutes the microphone, and a switch that puts a physical camera shutter over the camera.
What are the symbols on Alexa show?
- Blue: A blue bar appears on the screen to indicate that Alexa is processing your request.
- Red: A red bar appears when your device’s microphone is turned off.
- Orange: An orange bar appears when your device is experiencing connectivity issues.
- Purple: A purple bar appears when Do Not Disturb is on.
To set up a Routine:
- Open the Alexa app .
- Open More and select Routines.
- Select the icon, and give the routine a name if you’d like.
- Select When This Happens, and then select Echo Button.
- Press the physical Echo Button you want to use for your Routine, and then select Add in the Alexa app.
Can I watch TV on Echo show?
Yes, with the Echo Show, Alexa can play videos, movies and TV shows using many of the same streaming services you might use on your smart TV. You can view the available streaming services by manually swiping left and then selecting Video. You can also simply say “Alexa, open Video Home”.
The top of the Dots feature four physical buttons for control: volume down, volume up, an Alexa action button and mute. All four come in handy.
Mostly a New Design. The fourth-gen Echo Dot is a 3.9-inch sphere, half plastic and half fabric covered, coming in blue, dark gray, or white. On the top there are four physical buttons for volume up, volume down, activating Alexa, and turning the mic off.
Action: This button performs various activities. Pressing it once has the same effect as saying the wake word for the device. It can also silence alarms, put the device into setup mode, and more. This button is either a circle or a dot.
Echo Show: When facing the screen, the Mic/Camera button is the left-most button on top of the device.
Press the physical mute button at the top of the screen (it looks like an O with a line through it). You will see an orange light bar at the bottom of the screen and the same mute symbol at the top right of the screen, indicating that your device is no longer listening for the Alexa wake word.
How do I enable enhanced features on Echo?
Turn on the Enhanced Features setting to use Alexa Communication features like Group Calling, Group Drop In, Reactions, and AR Effects.
- Open the Alexa app .
- Select More, then select Settings.
- Go to Alexa Preferences, then select Communication.
- Select Enhanced Features.
- Turn Enabled on or off.
What does the circle with a line mean on Alexa?
White circle with a line through it means Alexa is in privacy mode. Press the button on the top with the same icon and with will take Alexa out of privacy.
What do Alexa colors mean?
Blue means your Echo is listening to, or responding to, a voice command. Yellow is a message, reminder, or notification alert, green is a call or Drop In, and purple (usually) indicates Do Not Disturb mode. White signals volume changes, or Alexa Guard switching to Away mode.
Is Alexa always listening?
The short answer is yes, Alexa is always listening to you. Or rather the microphone on your Alexa smart speaker is always active (by default, at least) and is constantly monitoring voices in your home in order to hear its wake word.
Echo Buttons have actually been discontinued so you’ll have to do some online digging to grab hold of some.
action button
The action button, the small dot, enables Wi-Fi set up mode after you press and hold until the light turns orange. You can also turn off a timer or alarm, but you can also just say, “Alexa, stop” to turn off anything.
What the Echo buttons mean.
| Light Ring Status | Description |
|---|---|
| All lights off | The device is active and waiting for your request. |
You can pair each Echo device in your home with up to four Echo Buttons, which is useful if you play any trivia-style games on the Echo.
Can you FaceTime from Echo Show?
No, you can’t FaceTime on an Echo Show. FaceTime is Apple’s proprietary video chat app which only runs on Apple devices. Echo Show devices can only place video calls to other Echo Show devices and the Alexa phone app, and only Apple devices can FaceTime.
Can I add apps to my Echo Show?
Echo Show might look like a tablet, but it’s not one. It runs Alexa skills, not apps, just like the Echo and Echo Dot. According to The Verge, you will not be able to download apps from the Amazon Appstore or Google Play on Echo Show.
Can you watch Peacock on Echo Show?
You can watch Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and Netflix on the Echo Show, but Disney Plus, Peacock, HBO Max, and many other streaming services aren’t available.
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